Norfolk, VA Population

Overview

238,556

Total Population

30.9

Median age

47.69%

Female population %

109.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

39.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

20,591

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Norfolk's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Norfolk is 30.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Norfolk's population under 18 was 19.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Norfolk's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Norfolk, 16.94% were under the age of 15, 31.06% aged 15 to 29, 40.73% aged 30 to 64, 9.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11,020 less females than males in Norfolk:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.69% females and 52.31% males in Norfolk, VA.
The Norfolk, VA gender ratio is 109.7:100 i.e. 109.7 men to 100 women (1.097).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 20,759.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 11,851.

Norfolk's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Norfolk population: 45.81% are White, 40.71% are Black or African American, 0.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.64% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.22% are some other race and 6.20% are multiracial.
Norfolk's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 20,591 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 217,965 (91.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Norfolk is White with a population of 109,276 (45.81% of the total population).

Norfolk's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 246,756 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Norfolk's population increased by 8,374 (3.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Norfolk's population decreased by 5,281 (2.17%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Norfolk's population was lowest in year 2009 at 228,357.